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[ July 28, 2026 ] Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories Interviews
[ July 28, 2026 ] The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family” Album Reviews
[ July 28, 2026 ] More People Really Should Know About: Hayden Features
[ July 28, 2026 ] Various Artists “Just Look Inside the Cover – Songs of Pete Ham” Album Reviews
[ July 28, 2026 ] Willie J Healey to release new EP before October tour dates News

AUK’s Chain Gang: Hot Club of Cowtown “Pennies from Heaven”

June 22, 2020 Paul Campbell 0

The last Chain Gang featured Mark Lanegan’s version of Dylan’s `Man in the Long Black Coat’. As ever, Dylan provides us with those allusive, resonating lyrics. Is the man of the title referring to death, depression […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Carrie Elkin

June 19, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

During these strange times, AUK has been spreading a little joy by posting regular mini-gigs. Here, you can get your fix of live music from some incredible artists. Our latest show comes exclusively from Austin singer-songwriter, […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Fleetwood Mac “Oh Diane”

June 19, 2020 Paul Villers 2

There has been much talk, and indeed action, of late regarding an improving cultural awareness of the plight/circumstances/experience of certain members of our communities. This is very good and something the residents of Americana-UK Towers would […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana albums ever: Peter Churchill

June 18, 2020 Clint West 3

At AUK we are now well into our quest to find the ‘Top 10 Americana Albums Ever’. Over the coming weeks and months each AUK writer will in turn, present their own personal selections. When each […]

VERSIONS – “1952 Vincent Black Lightning”

June 18, 2020 Paul Villers 2

Following a conversation between our writers we’ve come up with this new occasional feature which we hope you will enjoy. The question posed is “What is the best or definitive version of any given tune. Is […]

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0

“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]

The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio “Welcome to the Family”

July 28, 2026 0

The new release by The Mike Jacoby Electric Trio arrives with lively words of welcome. After three solo releases of his own, in 2019 Mike Jacoby teamed up with Don Read and Mike Levin to form […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hayden

July 28, 2026 0

When we say more people should know about Hayden, I’m not talking about the beloved 18th-century composer and founder of Viennese Classicism, but about Paul Hayden Desser, the Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly ploughing his […]